Coley Wallace was born on April 5, 1927 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He was an actor, known for Raging Bull (1980), The Joe Louis Story (1953) and Marciano (1979). He was married to Pearlie-May Wallace. He died on January 30, 2005 in New York City, New York, USA.
Wallace had a professional boxing record of 20-7-0 over 6 years.
Wallace fought future heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano when both
were amateurs.
He is the only person ever to have beaten Rocky Marciano in a boxing
match. Granted it was in an amateur match (Marciano never lost a
professional fight) but still Wallace has the honor of being the only
fighter to defeat Marciano in boxing.